A total of 944 people were killed in vehicle crashes between January and June this year.Statistics from the Ministry of Roads and Transport indicated there were 6,384 crashes involving 9,914 vehicles within the same period.

944 People killed in accidents this year, so far...(c) GhanaMIRROR.com

The ministry stated that though the crashes and vehicles involved saw 19.96 per cent and 19.20 per cent reductions respectively in the figures, these figures still needed to be reduced.

Source: citifmonline.com - A Chinese-owned company, Sunda International, producers of Kleesoft washing powder on Monday sacked 17 Ghanaian workers for not reporting to work on a weekend.Some of the aggrieved workers told Citi News that they were asked by officials of the company to sign a document to consent to a deduction of GHS 50 from their salary for not turning up for work on Saturday.

Source: Daily Guide Ghana - A witness in the trial of the 43-year old ex-security guard of Unicorn Credit yesterday told an Accra Circuit Court how he narrowly escaped with his seven months old baby from the hands of a six man robbery gang.

Seth Boampong, a security guard who was the second prosecution witness in the case in which Gad Azankoto is standing trial for allegedly stealing 10 air conditioners belonging to the GNA worth GHc45,000 said the accused was wearing the security uniform of the company.

Source: kasapafmonline.com - An Accra Fast Track High Court (Labour Division) has struck out a writ filed by General Secretary of the United Front Party [UFP], Listowell Nana Kusi-Poku, against the Ghana Medical Association (GMA).

This was after the plaintiff withdrew the case against the body of Medical practitioners on Wednesday.

The UFP Chief Scribe had filed a writ seeking the court to declare the strike embarked upon by the Ghana Medical Association (GMA) as illegal.

Source: The Republic - Some prominent members of the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) have issued red-alerts about serious unrest, massive acts of indiscipline and disunity hidden from the public eye, likely to cause the party’s defeat in the 2016 general elections.

Camara's rule is best remembered for a massacre in September 2009 when security forces opened fire on a crowd protesting the junta, leaving 157 dead and horrific scenes of sexual violence.

Source: starrfmonline.com - A plane has landed at Ghana’s Kotoka International Airport (KIA) carrying the former junta chief of Guinea, Moussa Dadis Camara.

Camara was heading back to Conakry to campaign for his presidential bid in October but authorities in Ivory Coast, where he was supposed to make a layover, denied him landing rights and had to divert to Ghana Wednesday.

Source: B&FT Ghana - Depreciation of the Cedi against major trading currencies is only a temporary situation and would not affect air travel in the long run, Henok Teferra, Chief Executive Officer of Asky Airlines has said.

Source: Daily Graphic Ghana - The government has secured three water buses to ferry commuters on the Volta Lake. The 55-seater water buses were acquired by the government at the cost of $22,500 from the United Kingdom.

Source: citifmonline.com - President John Mahama has assured foreign investors of government’s commitment to entrench anti-corruption policies to ensure value for money.

"...we have a high-rising middle class estimated at above 40% of the total population.” - Mahama - Click the picture, and find out more , about the "above 40% Middle Class" in Ghana...!

According to him, although the country has made significant strides improving socio-economic indicators, the ability to deal with corrupt practices will enable the country gain investor confidence to enhance economic growth.

President Mahama made these remarks when he addressed a Ghana Mauritius Business forum as part of a three-day working visit to the country.

He said, “Ghana is a beacon of democracy, strong, political stability and effective government since the 1992 constitution. We’ve held six successful elections with two peaceful transfers of power between different political parties. We are

Source: GNA - Professor Joan Fulton of the Purdue University Center for Food and Agricultural Business has advised farmers to adopt proper means to store their grains after harvest to reduce post-harvest losses and improve food security.

Source: GHANAIAN COMMUNITY,CHINA - On the 25th August, 2015, the High People’s Court of the Guangdong Province sentenced a Ghanaian to 3 years imprisonment for selling entry-exit certificates to students who opted to study in China. The Ghanaian who is married to a Chinese and with a two year child has ten days within which to appeal against the ruling.